Machine for ruling paper



No. 8,619. PATENTED-DEGiZS, 1851'.

J. A. & G. L. WRIGHT.

MACHINE 'FOR RULING SHEETS o-P PAP R.

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PATENTED DEC. 23'. 1851.

J. A. a; G. L. WRIGHT. MACHINE FOR RULING SHEETS OF PAPER.

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J. AMES AND G. L. WRIGHT, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR RULINGPAPER.

.. Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that we, JOHN Arms and GEORGE L.VRIGHT, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful or Improved Machine forRuling Sheets of Paper; and we do hereby declare that the same is;

fully described and represented in the following specification anddrawings, letters, figures, and references thereof.

Of the said drawings,Figure 1, denotes a u top view of our said machine.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of it.

The machine hereinafter described is for the purpose of ruling a sheetof paper, on both of its opposite pages or sides, and down the page soas to have a heading ormargin, at the top of each side or page.

A,in the drawings represents the frame for supporting the operativeparts. It may be made in any proper manner, or of any suitable materialor materials.

B, and C, are the two revolvingcylinders or drums, on which the sheet ofpaper is supported, while the pens are in action upon it. Each of thesecylinders has applied. toit a series of ruling pens, or a rulingapparatus table or board G, and a guide roller or drum H. Near to thecylinder B, is another roller or drum 1, directly under which the. saidendless apron passes. In connection with the cylinder B, and C, sundrydrum or re-' volving rollers I, .K, L, M, N, O, are used,

and arranged asflseen in the drawings. A

series of endless bands or guide strings R, R,

&c., are made to extend about the rollers or drums I, K, L, and to restonthe top surface of that ,part of the endless apron F, which passesover a portion of the upper half of e the cylinder B. Another series ofsuch endless strings P, P, &c., are carried aboutthe cylinders B, C,theendlessapron F, and the drums or rollers M, N, O. The direction. of

the movement of each of the said cylinders,

accompanying Fig. 3, is a central, vertical, and longitudinal section ofit.

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strings P, will be carried forward over the cylinder B, and between theapron F 'anol the series of endless strings R, R, etc'i, and will beruled on one side by the ruling apparatus D. Thence it will be movedstill carried between them and the cylinder C, and be turned overor'reversed, so asto bring its opposite surface into contact with theruling apparatus E, which will,while the paper is passing under it, rulesuch side of the paper. e

Having thus premised we now shall proceed to describe our improvements,the first of which is, to regulate the overlap of each sheet over thesheet in advance of it, so as to produce the heading. The second of thesame is to change the overlap in suchma nner, as to make each sheetoverlap the one in rear of it, and this after the operations of thefirst ruling apparatus have been performed, the said change of overlapbeing for the purpose of preparing the two sheets, so that they may beruled with headings on their opposite pages. e

Near to the drum or roller 1, and just above the apron F, we place ahorizontal rocker shaft S, whose journals 5, b, we support in suitablebearings c, 0. Two or any other suitable number of projections d, d, aremade to extend down from t-heshaft far enough so as whenin a verticalposition, to very nearlybut not quite touch a sheet of paper when placedon the apron F. In other words their lower edges should be at suchdistance from the top surface of the apron, as to permit the sheet ofpaper to be freely moved between them and the apron, while at the sametime, they would not allow a second sheet, placed on thefirst one, to sopass, but would extend below its top surface sufiiciently to arrest anymotion of it,'which would be likely to take place, in

consequence of the movement's of the endless apron. 4

An arm e extends from one end of the shaft S, and has a spring T, madeto bear it downward, such spring being affixed to the further on theendless strings P,etc., and

main frame. There is also another arm Z, extended from the shaft, in adirection opposite to that of the extension of the first arm. Thissecond arm is made to enter,'and operate in connection with a recess orspace 9, formed within the cylinder or drum I. In Fig. 4, we haveexhibited a vertical sec tion of the said two arms, the shaft S, the

roller I, and its recess. In Fig. 5, we have given a front view of theshaft S, and its projections d, d.

During the greater part of the revolution of the roller I, the part it2' 7c, of its surface, is made to bear upon the arm f, so as to causethe projections d, d, to stand in a vertical plane, or to so stand, thattheir lower edges shall be in the lowest position they are to take; butas soon as the commence.

ment or side 70, of the notch g, passes by the end of the arm, the armis set free, so as to enable it to pass into the notch, and the springT, to throw down the arm 6, and

thereby turn the shaft S, so as to elevate the lower ends of theprojections cl, cl, or move such projections, into such an inclinedposition as to carry their lower ends or edges a distance above theupper surface of the apron F, which shall be more than double thethickness of a sheet of paper. Such being the state of things, if weplace a sheet of paper, on the endless apron, it will be caused to passunderneath the projections d, d, and between the roller 1, and theapron. Now while such sheet is so in motion, if

we lay upon it another sheet of the same Fig. 6, represents the saidmode of lap- I ping the sheets of paper, sheet 2, being lapped uponsheet 1, while a next succeeding sheet 3, is similarly lapped on sheet2. As soon as the lapped sheet has been properly seized by and betweenthe endless apron F,

and the roller I, the projections cl, cl, should be moved down intotheir lowest position, so as to be ready to arrest the next suceedingsheet the length of the notch 9-, being properly regulated to producesuch effect. As the sheets are laid upon the apron they are placed withone of their side edges against astraight ledge or guide is.

Before the sheets are subjected to the acwhat we claim is tion of'thesecond ruling apparatus, by i which they are ruled on their oppositesurfaces, a change in their overlapping of one another must take place,in order to produce the headings at the tops of said opposite surfacesor pages. In other words they must be made to lap upon one another, asexhibited in Fig. 7 wherein sheet 1, is shown as resting and lappingover sheet 2,

while sheet 2 is shown as lapping over sheet 3. In order to effect suchchange, we make use of a horizontal shaft U, having'a series of lifters,wipers, or arms V, V, extending from it. Such shaft we place aboutmidway between the cylinders B and C, and cause its journals to besupported in boxes W, W.

The arms of the shaft should be of such length, and the said-shaftshould be put in revolution in such manner, as to cause the front orforward sheet of paper, (when its front edge is grasped between thecylinder C, and the endless bands P, etc.) to be raised or forced upwardat its rear end, and while the rear end of the next sheet in rear of it,is firmly grasped between the two series of bands or strings R, and P,the degree of elevation of the front sheet being such, as to draw itsrear end or parts,-out from underneath the sheet in rear and next to it.The rotation of the arms V, V, which are made to'extend between thestrings P, P, causes the sheet in advance to be thus raised up, andwhile the arms are rising upward this takes place. As soon as theybegin, and while they continue to descend, the said sheet will belowered down upon the one I next in rear of it as seen in Fig. 7.

The roller or drum I, is supposed to be put in motion by the endlessbands R, R, which receive motion by pressure against the apron F, put inmotion by the cylinder B, which latter, as well as the cylinder C,recelves motion by any convenient or proper means. A spur gear 772., onthe shaft of the roller I, by -means of connecting gears n, 0,

imparts motion to a gear 10, (fixed on the shaft U) and consequently tothe shaft U, and its lifters.

Having thus described our improvements,

1. The shaft S, and its (operating as above set forth) or any mechanicalequivalent contrivances, in combination with the carrying apparatus, orendless tapes P, P, &c., R, R, &c., on which projections d, d, j

the sheets are received, moved andv introduced to the action of theruling apparatus,

such carrying apparatus being made, so as to operate essentially. asabove described.

2. And we also claim the shaft U, and its lifters, in combination withthe carrying apparatus or endless strings P, P, and the two sets ofruling apparatus, or contrivances for supporting and ruling the paper,on our signatures, this fourteenth day of July both sides as described,such shaft and Hit A. D. 1851.

ers, or the lifting apparatus, as it may be JOHN AMES. 1 termed, beingfor the purpose of changing GEO. L. WRIGHT. 5 the overlap of the sheets,in manner as here- Witnesses:

' inbefore explained. HENRY A. ENsIGN,

In testimony whereof We have hereto set HENRY MORRIS.

